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GUIDING GOOD CHOICES (GGC) & SYSTEMATIC TRAINING FOR EFFECTIVE PARENTING (STEP) : GUIDING GOOD CHOICES (GGC) & SYSTEMATIC TRAINING FOR EFFECTIVE PARENTING (STEP)

Contact: 910-202-0840 ,

Location: Wilmington, New hanover County, NC

Oversight: This program receives funding and/or oversight by DPS.

Length of service: 1 to 3 months

Guiding Good Choices and Systematic Training for Effective Parenting are evidence-based skills training for parents on how to handle misbehavior, discouragement, discipline, and the problems that face everyday parent-teen relationships. The program also provides parents with the skills to strengthen and clarify family expectations for behavior and enhance the conditions that promote bonding within the family.

Problem Areas Addressed:

  • Family - family relationship quality
  • Family - parenting skills
  • School - school behavior
  • Community and peers - anti-social influences
  • Attitudes - attitudes toward authority
  • Skills - self-regulation skills
  • Skills - social skills

Minimum Age Served: 9
Maximum Age Served: : 17
Target Gender: : All

After Hours Availability:

None

Enrollment Requirement: :

  • Referral form

Counties Served:

Brunswick , New hanover , Pender

Program Classification:

Individual and Family Life
> Individual and Family Support Services
--> Parenting Skills Classes

Payment Type:

  • No charge